Legal Opinion
Adames v. Perez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 4, 2003No. 01-40851PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Ciro Cid Adames (“Adames”), a Texas state prisoner, brought suit against five prison officials pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Adames claimed that the officials violated his eighth amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment because they failed to protect him from an attack by another inmate. A jury determined that two of the defendant prison officials (Antonio Garcia and Abigail Villareal) did not violate Adames’ rights. The jury, however, found that the other three officials (Orlando Perez, William Boothe, and Robert Crites) were liable for…
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